Alabama

Huntsville police blotter

Unless otherwise noted, the following incidents were reported by Huntsville police Tuesday and Wednesday. In items with an incomplete or no address, police withheld the information:

North precinct
• Huntsville police are investigating a fire on Norton Avenue at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday. The fire caused about $50,000 to the home.
• A 2001 red Ford Mustang convertible with a tan top was stolen on Sparkman Drive at noon Monday.
• Two air conditioning systems worth $5,000 were stolen from a Blue Spring Road construction site overnight Tuesday.
• A burglar kicked in the back door of a home in the 2100 block of Atkins Drive at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday and stole a laptop computer, a PlayStation 2, a Nintendo and a 12-guage shotgun. The burglar drove off in the victim's 1997 green Chevrolet Suburban.
• Someone left a bar in the 200 block of Oakwood Avenue at 1:40 a.m. Wednesday without paying his or her $80.57 bar tab.

South precinct
• A digital camera worth $250, a CD collection worth $3,000, a microwave worth $75, camping gear worth $2,500 and 1,000 pennies from the 1900 series were stolen in the burglary of a Thornton Avenue home overnight Monday.
• A burglar broke into a building on Leeman Ferry Road and stole a gold diamond and emerald ring worth $1,436, a pair of diamond earrings worth $1,776, three coin collections worth $3,500 and other assorted jewelry worth $1,000 between March 10 and Tuesday.
• A 42-year-old woman and 33-year-old man were assaulted at Chicamauga Trail and Hobbs Road at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday.
• A bag of cosmetics worth $700 and one dollar were stolen from a 2003 blue Honda Accord on Woodmont Avenue between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday morning.
• A 1987 gray Buick Somerset was stolen on South Memorial Parkway at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
• A headset and case, a logbook, a student ID card, pilot certification card, a directory, some maps, two birth certificates, a pair of goggles, a standards book, a FAR/AIM book, an E6 flight computer and a flight manual were stolen from a 2000 maroon Chevrolet Silverado on Meadow Park Drive between 10 p.m. Monday and 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.
• A 1992 mocha brown Lincoln Towncar with "Lincoln" on the rear window was stolen from a convenience store at 6670 U.S. 431 S. at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday.

West precinct
• Police confiscated eight rolls of scratch off gambling tickets from a Bob Wallace Avenue convenience store at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
• A burglar broke into a Swan Pond Drive home and stole a $300 dishwasher and a $700 thermostat between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday.
• A burglar forced open the door of a Rutledge Drive home and stole a $300 XBox and a $399 PlayStation 3 between 12:45 and 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect was driving a white Ford Taurus.
• About $65 in cash was stolen from a Judith Lane home during the day Tuesday.
• A burglar broke into a Bradley Street home and stole a 27-inch LCD TV worth $700 between 5:45 and 6:10 p.m. Tuesday.
• A 17-year-old woman was robbed on Martin Road at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. The items stolen were listed on a supplement that was not available for review. Police believe the robber had been using drugs, according to the police report.
• A laptop computer, a VCR, some clothes, $286 in cash, a projector TV and some games were stolen from a Newson Road home during a domestic dispute. A Ford F150 truck was also stolen from the same home between 11:30 a.m. Sunday and 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, but was later returned.
• About $50,000 worth of restaurant equipment was stolen from Sister Gooch on Slaughter Road between March 9 and 12:50 p.m. Wednesday.
• Two bottles of wine worth $30 were stolen from a University Drive business at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.
• A burglar caused $12,000 worth of damage to some heating and air conditioning units to steal an unknown amount of copper tubing overnight Monday.